More than 2000 people a day are making complaints to a watchdog about being mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI).
More than 2000 people a day are making complaints to a watchdog about being mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI).
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The Financial Ombudsman Service said it was being bombarded with the claims, which have hit record levels.
It logged 211,885 PPI claims in the last six months of 2012, a rise of more than 125,000 on the first half of the year. The total number with a grievance stands at 600,000.
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